My Hero Quotes - Page 6

• Now, I'm not going to be misquoted on this like I have numerous times before, so I'll be quite clear. I've never said hitler was my hero, just that if he had focused on more than one race he would have had the right idea. Try to turn that one against me.

  Zach Braff

  Hero, Ideas, Race

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• I still lack a political, religious and philosophical world view - I change it every month - and so I'll have to limit myself to descriptions of how my heroes love, marry, give birth, die, and how they speak.

  Anton Chekhov

  Love, Religious, Philosophical

  Anton Chekhov (2009). “Selected Stories of Anton Chekov”, p.11, Modern Library

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• I wanted to be like my father, who was a cattle man and a rodeo roper. And that was - he was my hero, and I wanted to be more like him.

  Dave Brubeck

  Father, Hero, Men

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• My heroes and heroines are often unlikely people who are dragged into situations without meaning to become involved, or people with a past that has never quite left them. They are often isolated, introspective people, often confrontational or anarchic in some way, often damaged or secretly unhappy or incomplete.

  Joanne Harris

  Hero, Past, People

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• Adam has always had . . . heroic tendencies.” I touched Adam’s arm. “He’s my hero.” There was another pause. . . “That is the most romantic thing I’ve ever heard you say,” Bran said. “Be careful, Adam, or you’ll turn her into a real girl.” Adam looked at me. “I like her just the way she is, Bran.” And he meant it, greasy overalls, broken fingernails, and all.

  Patricia Briggs

  Girl, Real, Hero

  Patricia Briggs (2010). “Silver Borne”, p.75, Penguin

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• Michael Mann's always been one of my heroes.

  Peter Berg

  Hero, Firefighter

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• When your hero falls from grace, all fairy tales are uncovered Myth exposed and pain magnified, the grace pays uncovered He told me to be strong, but I confused to see it so weak You say never to give up, and it hurts to see what comes to be When your hero falls soley the stars, and so does the reception of tomorrow Without my hero, theres only me alone, to deal with my sorrow Your heart ceases to work, and your soul is not happy at all What are you expected to do, when your only hero falls

  Tupac Shakur

  Strong, Hurt, Stars

  Song: River That Flows Forever, Album: The Rose That Grew From Concrete

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• Success rests with having the courage and endurance and, above all, the will to become the person you are, however peculiar that may be. Then you will be able to say, I found my hero and he is me.

  George A. Sheehan

  Integrity, Hero, Endurance

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• Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And because he proved it's possible to be an artist and a good person.

  Connie Willis

  Love, Art, Hero

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• I think I'm a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those are my heroes.

  George Eads

  Hero, Grandmother, Aunt

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• I got to work with one of my heroes, Johnny Depp, and to see how he goes about business, which was really inspiring for me at this stage in my career.

  Orlando Bloom

  Inspiring, Hero, Careers

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• I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a year and a half, and since then I've asked myself how I can emulate such artistry. That's really my motivation. I want to do something as good as my heroes have done.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Motivation, Hero, Opportunity

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• I was a daredevil before, and after I lost my sight I was the same. I loved riding bikes, scooters and horses. I even learned to box. Muhammad Ali is my hero.

  Andrea Bocelli

  Horse, Hero, Sight

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• Higher than "thou shalt" stands "I will" (the heroes), and higher than "I will" stands "I am" (the Greek gods).

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Hero, Greek, Morality

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• I was never disappointed by the people I've admired. And the choices I made when I was in a position where it was do-or-die were made with my heroes in mind.

  Johnny Depp

  Hero, People, Choices

  Interview with Iggy Pop, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 19, 2014.

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• I don't know what Joe (DiMaggio)
  wanted (in regards to being called 'the greatest living ballplayer'), but I don't have a problem, if he wanted to do that. He was my hero. Joe
  was the best all-around player. Joe
  was the best. I only played against him once, in the '51 Series.

  Willie Mays

  Hero, Player, Problem

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• For me, I never knew what addiction was. I just knew my heroes, like [New York Dolls guitarist] Johnny Thunders, did heroin. I didn't have a father, it looked good to me. If I had read Johnny Thunders' book The Heroin Diaries, I don't think I would have done heroin.

  Nikki Sixx

  New York, Father, Hero

  Interview with Kyle Ryan, music.avclub.com. November 8, 2007.

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• Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That's one of the reasons I beat him - because I respected him.

  Billie Jean King

  Hero, Reason, Beats

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• He's the real deal. Eric Taylor was one of my heroes and teachers when I started playing around Houston in the early 1970s.

  Steve Earle

  Teacher, Real, Hero

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• My dad was my hero, my best friend.

  Dhani Harrison

  Dad, Hero, My Best Friend

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• When I was a kid, Jacques Cousteau was my hero and the person who inspired me to become an underwater explorer. I have many other people who inspired me after him, but he is still my all-time hero.

  Enric Sala

  Hero, Kids, People

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• My heroes always are mostly my parents - my father especially, and my mom, who's passed on already. My dad is a very strong man, and by him being educated, and a principal and school superintendent over 37 years, he plays such a big role in my life.

  Dikembe Mutombo

  Mom, Strong, Dad

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• What are you smiling at?’ - ‘Oh, nothing much. Just my hero

  Jennifer Estep

  Hero

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• My hero in comic books is Jack Kirby: 'Spider-Man,' 'Fantastic Four,' 'Captain America,' Marvel Comics. He was really the basis for Marvel Comics.

  Walter Mosley

  Book, Hero, Men

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• I really began to love to read while in high school, and my favorite authors were my heroes: J.D. Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut.

  Louis Sachar

  Hero, School, My Favorite

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